Car-replacing means



Nov. 9 1926.

F. DAVIS CAR REPLACING MEANS 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 6, 1926 Ill, I l I I Attorney No v. 9

F. DAVIS CAR REPLACING MEANS Filed March a. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor flay/6* Patented Nov. 9, 1 926.

UNITED STATES 1,606,562 PATENT OFFICE.-

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CAR-REPLACING MEANS.

Application filed. March 6, 1926-. SerialNo. 92,933.

My present invention has to dowith the replacing or rel-ailing of locomotive cars and the like; and it contemplates the provision of means for the" purpose stated, possessed of the practical advantages herein'after' explicitly ascribed to it.

The invention in all of' its details will be fully understood from the following description and claims when the same are read in connection with the drawings, accompanying and forming part of this specifi cation, in which z- Figure 1 is a plan View illustrating the preferred embodiment of my invention as the same appears when its members are properly arranged relative to the rails of a railway,

Figure2 is an inverted plan view showing one of the members of my improvement.

Figure 3 is a transverse section taken in the plane-indicated by the line 3-3 of Figure 1, andillustrating the manner in which the said member is engage'd' with spike heads and held a 'ainst lateral movement away from i the ad] acent rail.-

Figure 43 is a side elevation of the said member.

Figure 5 is a side elevation of the other member comprised in the improvement.

Figure- 6 is an inverted plan view of the latter member.

Figure 7 is a transverse Section taken in the plane indicated by the line 7+7 of Figure 1.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all ofthe views of the drawings.

I- show in F-ig'iire 1, therails 1 and 2 of a; railway a-nd. also show in Figures 1 and 2, and-3 as wellas in'Figure 4 the member '3 of my improvement. The said-member 3 is preferably formed inappropriate manner in one sheet, and it will benoted' that it has a straight side 1 and a dished side 5. It will also be noticed that the member has a top 6, a longitudinal flange 7 pendent fromthe'top 6, a longitudinal dished flange 8 also pendent'from the top 6, and trans verse pendent flanges 9 spaced apart and interposed between thefianges 7 and 8. The top 6 includes an intermediate portion 10 slightly inclined in the direction of the width-of the member 3, andinclined planes 11 which extend longitudinally in opposite directions from the intermediate portion 10.

On the top 6 the member 3 isprovided with a rib 12 which describes an obtuse angle and is inclined from the vertical and is spaced fromthe dished edge 5 of the member and is braced at the points 13, Figure 1. the practical use of the member 3, the pendent flange 7 is designed to'be engaged with the heads of adjacent spikes 14:, Figure 3, the inner edge portion of the member 3 at that time being interposed between the underside of the ball orhead of the rail and the'base thereof as clearly brought out in said Figure 3. By virtue of this arrangement it will-be mainfest that casual lateral movement of the member 3 away from the rail 2 is precluded, and hence the efficiency of the member 3 is enhanced. In this connection it will be understood from Figures 2 and 4, that the member 3 is provided adjacent'to its ends with pendent toes 15; There are preferably three toes 15' at each end of the member 3, and they serve when the memherh is in use to engage adjacent sleepers orcross ties 16 and in that way effectively prevent casual endw-ise movement of the member 3 when said member is in use, andhence also contribute to the efficiency 'of the member 3-; Manifestly it" is within the purview of my invention to formthem'e'mber 3 characterized as described of any material or materials consonant with the purpose to whichthe said member 3 is put;

,The other member of my improvement is designated by and inolude's' a body por ti'o'nf and-a later-ally swingable tongue 31. The] said body portion of the member 80 includesv an inclined plane 32' which is gradually increased in width' from an intermediateportion of the body to one end thereofand is provided with shallow side flanges 33. At its inner end the inclined plane 32 of the member 30 is merged into a platform portion 3 1, and on the said platform portion 3t'are spaced longitudinal ribs 35 which are diminishedin width from their heel ends to points, Figure 1, and have their heel ends rounded as designated by 36and best shown in: Figure" 5; Arrangedton" the platform 34 and fixed with-respect thereto is a barportion 37 which extends beyond the end'of the platform 34 remote fr om the iiiclined plane 32.- The laterally swingable tongue 31 is pivotally connected at 38 to the said bar portion 37.

For the sake 'ofconvenience I will hereinafter refer to the member 3 as'the female member of my improvement and to the member 30 as the male member of said improvement. In this connection it Will be understood that the rib 12 of the member 3 has for its function to cause a car or locomotive to slip laterally toward the rail 2. this being advantageous in the rerailing of a car or locomotive. It Will also be noticed that the member 30 of my improvement is designed to rest over the rail 1, and the tongue 31 has for its function to guide a car or locomotive to the rail 1 if the car or locomotive in such a position that placing of the male member 30 over the rail is pre vented.

By comparison of Figures 1 and 7, the tor-king position of the member 30 relative to the rail 1 Will be readily appreciated.

It Will be apparent from the foregoing that my improvement is susceptible of being expeditiously and easily handled, and when the members are properly placed relative to the rails 1 and 2, the improvement Will serve efficiently in performing the ,function ascribed to it.

I have specifically described the construction and relative arrangement of the parts embraced in the present and preferred embodiment of my invention in order to impart a full, clear and exact understanding of the same. I do not desire, however, to be understood as limitingmyself to the precise construction and arrangement as disclosed, my invention being defined by my appended claims within the scope of which changes in structure and in arrangement may be made Without departure from my invention. i Y 7 Having described. my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

1. Car replacing means comprising two members; one of the said members being designed to be arranged at the inner side of a rail and having a pendent longitudinal flange to engage spike heads and also havlng end toes to prevent endwise shifting, and the.

said member also having inclined planes at its upper side and a rib at sa1d side describ- .ing an obtuse angle, and the other member being adapted to be placed over an opposite rail and having an inclined plane gradually increased in Width outwardly: and

a platform portion and spaced ribs on said platform portion and further having a fixed bar extending from the end of the platform portion remote from the inclined plane, and a laterally swingable tongue shaped to conform to the platform portion and the inclined plane and pivoted at its heel end to the said bar portion.

2. Car replacing means comprising two members; one of the said members being designed to be arranged at the inner side of a rail and having a pendent longitudinal flange to engage spike heads and also having end tees to prevent enduuse shlfting, and the said member also having inclined planes at its upper side and a rib at said side describing an obtuse angle, and the other member being adapted to be placed over an opposite rail and having an inclind plane gradually increased in Width outwardly and a platform portion and spaced ribs on said platform portion and further having a fixed bar extendingfrom the end of the platform portion remote from the inclined plane, and a laterally swingable tongue shaped to conform to the platform portion and the inclined plane and pivoted at its heel end to the said bar portion; said member also having longitudinal spaced pendent flanges for the adequate support of the inclined plane and the platform portion.

3. Car replacing means comprising two members; one ofthe said members being designed to be arranged at the inner side of a rail and having a pendent longitudinal flangeto engage spike heads and also having end toes to prevent endWise shifting, and the said member also having inclined planes at its upper side and a rib at said side describing an obtuse angle, and: the other member being adapted to be placed over an opposite rail and having an inclined plane gradually increased in Width outwardly and a platform portion and spaced ribs on said platform portion and further having a fixed bar extending from the end of theplatform portion remote from the inclined plane, and

a laterally swingable tongue shaped to conform to the platform portion and the inclined plane and pivoted at its heel end to the said bar portion; said ribs on the platform portion being increased in Width toward their heel ends and-having said ends rounded, and the member being also provided With longitudinal spaced flanges for the support of the inclined plane and the platform portion.

4. A car replacing member having an inclined plane and a portion of platform type at the upper end of said plane and also having supporting means and a bar extending longitudinally of and beyond the end of the platform portion remote from the inclined plane, and equipped with a laterally swingable tongue, extending from the heel of said bar and shaped in conformity to and resting adjacent to the inclined plane and the platform and pivoted to the inner end of the said bar portion I 5. A car replacing member having an inclined plane and a portion of platform type at the upper end of said plane and also hav ing supporting means and a bar extending from the end of the platform portion remote from the inclined plane, and equipped with a laterally swingable tongue shaped in conformity to and resting adjacent to the inclined plane and the platform and pivoted to the inner end of the said bar portion; the said inclined plane of the member being tapered or gradually reduced in Width inwardly and being provided with side flanges, and the said platform portion being of increased Width at the point Where it joins the inclined plane and being provided With ribs of taper form and having rounded inner edges or ends.

6. A car replacing member comprising a body having a platform and an inclined plane and also having a bar portion fixed to and extending from the end of the platform portion remote from the inclined plane, and a laterally swingable tongue shaped to con form to the platform and the inclined plane and pivotally connected with the said bar portion.

7. A car replacing member comprising a body With a platform portion and an inclind plane and with spaced ribs on said platform, a bar portion fixedly connected to the platform portion and extending from the end thereof remote from the inclined plane, and a pivoted and laterally swingable tongue shaped in conformity to and movable on the platform and the inclined plane.

In testimony whereof 1 Hill): my signature.

FRED DAVIS. 

